Leaf Litter Toad
Rhaebo haematiticus
Summary 4
Rhaebo haematiticus (formerly Bufo haematiticus) is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family. It is found in eastern Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, northwestern Venezuela (Serranía del Perijá), and northwestern Ecuador. Its altitudinal range is from sea level to 1,300 m (4,300 ft) asl. Its natural habitats are primary tropical moist forest and submontane humid forest. It is a nocturnal, leaf-litter species that during the breeding seasons is found along small streams and large rivers. It...
Conservation actions 5
Conservation Actions
It occurs in several protected areas throughout its range.
Diet 6
Diet
The diet consists primarily of ants (Lieberman 1986).
Habitat and ecology 7
Habitat and Ecology
It is a nocturnal, leaf-litter species of primary tropical moist forest and submontane humid forest, along small streams and large rivers, but can be found away from these sites during the non-breeding season. It occurs in disturbed areas, but only close to forest. It breeds in rocky pools along the borders of forest streams (Scott, 1983).
Systems
- Terrestrial
- Freshwater
Sources and Credits
- (c) Brian Gratwicke, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/19731486@N07/5776747071
- (c) Brian Gratwicke, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/19731486@N07/5777289616
- (c) Santiago Ron, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND), https://www.flickr.com/photos/tiagoron/1073863732/
- Adapted by Jonathan (JC) Carpenter from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhaebo_haematiticus
- (c) International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/34699658
- (c) Myra Hughey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/12683323
- (c) International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/34699656
